The old “dinner and a movie” is still a viable option for a date, but if you want your chosen companion to see you as more than ordinary, get creative. Activities for dating are only limited by your imagination, your financial situation and your date’s likes and dislikes.
1. Date On A Budget
Let’s face it – we’re not all made of money, but to impress your date and show them a good time is not a matter of how much you’re able to spend, it’s the thought that counts. Dinner and a movie may well be in the cards for a suitor on a budget – only dinner will be cooked at home and the movie can be viewed on your flat screen. Simple burgers on the grill will suffice, but a gourmet meal prepared together will be fun and bonding. Ask first if your date is a vegetarian.
2. Dates In The Nature
For the people who love outdoors, a date under a blue sky or the sparkling stars is just what Cupid ordered. Depending on where you live, there is almost always a national park, wilderness area or nature preserve available. Hiking trails and cavorting with nature can bring out the inner person, time away from the annoyance of civilization can create an Adam and Eve ambiance. A picnic lunch under the trees can be more romantic than a five-course meal. Watch out for bears, though.
3. Adventure Dates Are Fun!
The spirit of adventure still lies in most of us and it never hurts to get your date juices flowing. Adventure lies not too far from your doorstep and out of the ordinary activities are something that are long remembered. Take your date to the nearest airfield for flight over the city in a small plane. With an instructor, you both can have a flying lesson that will produce both laughs and thrills. For a mellower aerial experience, a hot air balloon ride is both relaxing and romantic. Don’t forget the airsick bags.
4. Dates Near The Ocean
If you live by the ocean, there’s an endless playground at your fingertips and multiple opportunities for courtship. Arrange with the local surf shop for surfing lessons for both you and your date. Within hours you’ll both be riding the waves and trying to hang ten. Dive shops around the world offer introductory dive lessons and after some rudimentary pool training the instructor will handhold you on an ocean dive to observe the undersea inhabitants. Has your date ever watched Jaws?
5. High-End Dates For Those With Deep Pockets
Dates where money is no object offer endless possibilities to be creative and quite literally offer the world as your playground. For the jet setters, a dinner date can take on a whole new meaning. If Italian cuisine is on the menu, take a Learjet flight to Milan for black cod in miso sauce at the Armani/ Nobu; or to Paris for suckling pig in cassia sauce. For the rich beach goers, a day at the Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro is a date that shows who you really are.
Remember, a date cannot create the chemistry between you two, but only the ingredients for a night to remember.